If both sides would simply adopt even a slightly modified portion of this plan, this would be over - and our nation could look forward to long term economic growth and our military security would not be gutted.

Disagree. The welfare state is unsustainable. Kicking the can down the road will not solve our long term problems. We just added a third entitlement program, Obamacare, that will just hasten the bankruptcy of this country.

Well stated PB. The only other alternative is a third Party, which if we are going to lose anyway is a real possibility. If everything we know about politics is wrong, then fearing a third party is wrong too.

Once again you hit a home run buddy. I was thinking over the weekend what can we do to keep the base as enthusiastic as the obmaphone/moochers are. It's not all that difficult.

Support conservatism! Remember every time it's tried it works(RR)!

When one of our guys gets out of line their should also be consequences.If conservative values are meaningless than what kind of party do we have?

Gotta work today.I'll be on the road soon. If we have a sitting governor that sells out the election for a few bucks he might get from the dear leader take away his republican credentials and send him to the all mighty independent side.

When we have an ex-general who does radio commercials for the Dear Leader three days before a major election send him packing.

If there are no consequences for actions there is no party worth fighting for!

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posted on 03/03/2013 6:48:44 AM PST
by rodguy911
(FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)

This economic crisis cannot just be blamed on one party or the other. BOTH are responsible.

They may both be responsible, but not equally responsible. It is the welfare state that is killing this country. It started with FDR and was expanded by LBJ and Obama. Yes, Bush 43 added the prescription drug program, but the Dems are the architects.

It all boils down to different views on the role of government. The Dems are the party of Big Government and the Reps are the ones who want a smaller Big Government. The ruling class has decided our fate and the public must follow along. In fact, most of the public seems to support the culture of dependency.

Over on "American Thinker" one of the guys there who posts under the name of VonMises Jr. just figured out that the sequester is all a shame/diversion/head fake.

He's right.

It's all about the debt ceiling that comes up soon. No attention on the debt ceiling at all. Tons of attention on the sequester,faux administration outrage,Axelrot at his finest hour he shanked us again. Another look at the right hand not at the left.

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posted on 03/03/2013 6:55:42 AM PST
by rodguy911
(FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)

Let us all understand one important point about Sunday Morning Show guests....

The Leftist editors and hosts of these shows absolutely have an agenda.

They’re trying to set a meme for the week of news ahead, or to continue to push one from last week...

Did I mention they’re Leftists?

They are the vangaurd of the new Communist movement, now known as the US democratic Party.

They are not journalists or reporters but rather propagandizers.

Propaganda for the democrats/communists/socialists/Leftists/Obama/Clintonites is what they DO. They have a lot of work each Sunday to set up the week for their agenda.

To that end, only guests that can fulfill that agenda are invited on the shows.

That means Graham, McCain, Chuck U Shumer, Durbin, Ayote, etc, etc are there BECAUSE that fits the Leftist spin cycle for the week.

So we won’t see, for example, Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio week after week.

Graham and McCain think that they’re representing conservatives and it’s better to get face time than let yourself be pwned by the likes of Gregory, Shieffer, Steponallofus, Crowley and Wallass, but they’re sadly mistaken.

I believe they’re both on a lot because it serves the hosts well to have them, and each are too vain to realize just how pliable they really are. They really are fools.

Got it, kabar. I gotta run to church, but wondered if anyone else had watched ABC and Carville. I wasn’t paying full attention with the TV on in the background, but I swear he was sounding like a conservative! Warning about European socialism trends, etc. I started wondering if I was losing my hearing.

ABC show just coming on now here in DC. The bottom line is that if Americans want all the benefits of the welfare state, they better be prepared to pay European level taxes to pay for it. The Dems have been selling the false premise that the rich can pay for it. The reality is that we will have to raise taxes on everyone.

In some ways, the Reps have been enablers. They should be frank with the public and say that you have a choice, higher taxes to pay for the welfare state or a reduction in the welfare state and lower taxes.

I think it was our dear old friend Phsstpok who clued us into the idea of the weekly meme... That the Sunday shows were not about telling the news of the week or burning issues but rather SETTING them.

Ever since those days, I have carefully watched the shows, and especially the comments here, to the point that week after week Phsstpok’s wise teachings are confirmed.

Note Gregory today... Set Boehner up! Basically, the meme here is:

-You lie
-Republican’s fault
-Shoulda just accepted a few more taxes to help the country

Romney won the nomination and I was thrilled to be voting for him AGAINST the current president. It is still unbelievable to me that Obama won. We will all regret it. America would be out of the control of Marxists and on its way to recovery if Romney had won.

I believe theyre [Graham and McCain] both on a lot because it serves the hosts well to have them, and each are too vain to realize just how pliable they really are. They really are fools.

I'm a bit more cynical than you are, AB. I think they are complicit and expect to remain among the elite when the takeover is complete BECAUSE of their "pliability". That doesn't mean they're not fools.

I still miss Phsstpok too!

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posted on 03/03/2013 7:41:46 AM PST
by Sal
(Pres and State watched our people get raped and murdered in REAL TIME and did nothing!)

Yes, of course, it goes without saying that Romney would be an improvement over Obama.

But a Romney presidency would not have meant that any of the major issues confronting the nation would have been solved or even improved.

Nor would Romney been a mortal lock to deliver much if anything to conservatives.

And all of this gets even more pointless when you realize that RINOs like Romney simply don’t win so it’s merely academic that he WOULD HAVE BEEN an improvement over Obama.

And I wasn’t being cynical about the Romneys as being Kennedy-like. I would prefer Jack and Jackie over what we’ve had of late. Short of Ronnie and Nancy (the likes of which we’ll not see again), some manners and grace in the White House (even as it sold out to the Left half the time) would have been a good thing.

Another obscurity is the tax revenue to GDP, its down to 16% because there is less economic activity, not because Democrats need to raise taxes to increase the tax revenue to GDP ratio, Mr Julian(FOX Business Block Guest), thats not how Macroeconomics works, your only advocating tax increases that have been shown to decrease total GDP.

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posted on 03/03/2013 7:45:24 AM PST
by Son House
(Romney Plan: Cap Spending At 20 Percent Of GDP.)

The Romneys are so irrelevant on the political stage right now- they are history. Why the big interview on Fox News Sunday? What is Fox thinking? Mitt Romney’s opinion on anything right now should only be shown in a 2 minute interview on a afternoon weekend show. That’s how irrelevant he is.

Actually the Romneys have never really been relevant imho and the big bucks got them the nomination pure and simple. Mitt has been on every side of every issue. They are champions of no cause. Also, they made many enemies on the way to getting the Republican nod. Bye bye Mitt - I doubt you will be missed by anyone.

Yes, he was slightly less evil than Obama but you can’t win the presidency if that is the only thing you bring to the table.

Hahaha,I think they even go beyond all that AB. I also see the drivebys trying to head off any traction Rush and the rest of the New Media might get on the first part of the week by interceding on behalf of their brethren the commie administration. I see them constantly bringing up issues that we might bring up—why didn't zero compromise with us on the sequestration, whose idea was the sequestration to begin with, will kids really starve,on and on so they can spin the DNC chatting points out of control before Rush has a chance to bring us the truth.

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posted on 03/03/2013 7:56:51 AM PST
by rodguy911
(FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)

Obama is going to eviscerate the military regardless of what any Republican tries to do about it. He won.

I respectfully disagree.

The Republicans sold Defense down the river twice - in 2011 by approving a $487 Billion cut over ten years (that we are now 2 years into and is causing real reductions), and again by agreeing to allow 17% of the budget (which Defense is) take 50% of the Sequester cuts (even though Defense is Constitutional and Entitlements are not). The Republicans at this point don't care about the military (with the exception of people like McCain, Graham, and McKeon).

Ronald Reagan is rolling over in his grave at what the current crop of Republican leadership are doing to the men and women in uniform of this nation. No group has given as much, and no group has the biggest target on their backs. Military health care, DoD schools, and family support is all going to be cut under the Sequester - not to mention the breaking of faith with hundreds of thousands of loyal, patriotic DoD employees.

wow cool,photo taken from the Bay/Gulf side of the bridge,basically looking North to south looking out to the oceansisde.
A month from now it will be a parking lot on the water with everyone trying to cach the frist 200 lb. tarpon.

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posted on 03/03/2013 8:03:36 AM PST
by rodguy911
(FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)

The welfare state is unsustainable. Kicking the can down the road will not solve our long term problems. We just added a third entitlement program, Obamacare, that will just hasten the bankruptcy of this country.

I agree with you kabar. But the Sequester does nothing to address Entitlement spending, which you and agree is the largest driver of our deficits. Both earned and unearned Entitlement spending must be dealt with.

Food stamp spending alone in 2012 alone is projected to be $85 Billion - more than enough to pay for all of the Sequester cuts in this fiscal year alone.

The current Sequester suicide plan is madness - it does nothing to stop the Entitlement bleeding, it punishes Defense, and it will cause great harm to the economy.

Your misguided reliance on romney is just that. For reference you can look at the two bushes - More G’ment all the time.

If you chose to go to war - Do it quickly do it overwhelmingly, then go home. 14 years later and Iraq will soon be another Muslim headache. The English, and before then others have failed in Afghanistan. Now it is America's turn to fail. The ramifications will be felt in Pakistan and India.

If all you are interested in is that your man wins, than the country is lost.

Boehner needs to be the one who manages cost, being no one else will. Hes already helped diminish private sector opportunities by going along with the Democrats tax increase.

As long as the House GOP stands together, the GOP has the ultimate in bargaining power in three of the most critical areas:

1) Since the RATS refuse to pass a budget - or even debate one - the GOP House holds ALL the cards in passing Continuing Resolutions year after year,

2) The House holds all the cards in raising the Debt Ceiling, notwithstanding the RAT huff and puff about the Constitution requiring clown to pay USA debt, and

3) Sequestration - first time they stood firm since retaking the House in 2010.

Boner has minimal negotiation skills (I was a fairly good one with Government contracts, and Trump certainly qualifies as one). Further Boner and his party are absolute losers when it comes to getting the message out, and they are up against the masters of messaging (it helps to have your own propaganda machine working for you 24/7). I don't think the GOP knows what the party stands for anymore - ranting about going after women, black, and hispanics. SELL CONSERVATISM!! Ronald Reagan was able to get the message out with the same left media clobbering him, in fact I would argue Reagan was more disadvantaged then in 2013 since there was no alternative media. Only three TV networks.

Get a clue Republicans - this is the first good thing you did fiscally,

What ever happened to the strategy the GOP once upon a time floated about DEFUNDING Obamacare? They are in control of the APPROPRIATIONS. The Republicans seem to make promises just like the RAT party and do not follow through. The problem is career politicians do not work for "WE THE PEOPLE".

Yeah I drove down the road like that and of course some of my choir mates saw me and asked what the hell was I driving.

Anyway, get in pew, only two altos. Dear Lord at practice there were about 8 of us. Seems all the altos come to prctice but not show up to sing.

The other alto, she’s a good egg, but she’s not all that loud. Which means it was all on me.

Only ONE male showed up. Heh. Well he’s a very good singer and he did carry his part. The ALTOS had to sing the male part alot so hey, I ended up singing my heart out, name the part....alto....did that.....tenor....did that....sporano....did that. Bass? Absolutely....did that.

Heh.

So after church I call home, husband says electricity on. I come home, man we had to set all the appliances and somebody got to tell me why on earth we had to re-set and re-program the Kruger coffee maker cause the electricity went out./ What an awful design this is!

Husband had to re-set the clocks AGAIN, this after his mid of night change forward then back again.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, dear Lord I sang to You today with all my heart, all the parts and after no sleep and with no electricity.

Surely I am going to heaven?

anyway, taped Fox News Sunday and Meet the Depressed.

Though Boehner did a terrible job on MTP but I got more thoughts on it.

Just wanted to get in before electricity goes off again or husband decides, once again, to re-set all the clocks.

There has never been an Obama budget. He tried one once and NO ONE, democRat or Republican voted for it. The democRat controlled Senate has never passed a budget proposal since Obama has been in office. The only alternative has been a "Continuing Resolution", to simply stay on the current spending rate since there is no budget to vote on.

It is not appropriate to blame the Republicans for any of this. The Republicans have passed budgets, only to have them die in the Senate. It is up to Obama to propose a budget, one that at least his own Senate will pass. Then there can be a negotiation between the Senate and House versions, and THEN you can include the Republicans in the blame if you don't like the results. In the meantime, the fault lies entirely with Obama and the democRats.

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posted on 03/03/2013 8:10:10 AM PST
by norwaypinesavage
(Galileo: In science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of one individual)

“If you chose to go to war - Do it quickly do it overwhelmingly, then go home. 14 years later and Iraq will soon be another Muslim headache. The English, and before then others have failed in Afghanistan. Now it is America’s turn to fail. The ramifications will be felt in Pakistan and India.”

Pray tell what did Romney have to do with that!?!? If I were president, that war would have been over with long time ago. The country is not winning now is it?

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